Nob Hill

Nob Hill is a neighborhood in San Francisco, California. The area was known as "California Hill" before the 1850s, when it was renamed after the wealthy railroad company owners, the "nobs" (from the British East India Company's wealthy nabobs). The area was originally full of mansions, but these were replaced by swank hotels after the mansions were rebuilt in Pacific Heights and Cow Hollow in the aftermath of the 1906 earthquake. In 2015, Nob Hill had a population of 20,388.